NOTE:
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at Housatonic Community College
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy
Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, Maryland 20824-1220 (301)
652-AOTA.NOTE: Graduates will be eligible to sit
for the program's national certification examination for the occupational
therapist assistant administered by the National Board for certification
in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam,
the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
(COTA). Most states require licensure in order to practice; however, state
licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT certification
examination. Persons who have committed a felony may not be eligible to
sit for the national certification exam.